ALBERT MARTIN VIDAL - Barcelona - 02/07/2009 8:00
A car with seven heavy boxes arrived this morning at Parlament to try to give a definite step in the ban bullfighting in Catalonia . The boxes containing the signatures of more than 180,000 citizens have signed the popular legislative initiative (ILP) driven by the platform Prou! to modify the Animal Protection Act Catalan.
Once this is done, those matches will vote on whether the ILP prospers or not. The new rules add the prohibition of "bullfighting and bull shows including the death of the animal and the application of the fates of the pike, the flags and the sword." Some parties have already come about, as the PP, which has announced that its 14 MPs voted against. Moreover, ERC (21) and ICV (12) have announced they will support the measure, which requires approval for 68 votes. Guaranteed 33, 35 others should leave CiU (48 seats) and PSC (37).
These two formations have almost decided to give freedom to vote their deputies. Josep Rull, CiU parliamentary, provided yesterday that "most" of the deputies converged vote in favor of the ILP.
For more information: http://www.publico.es/espana/236067/catalunya/cerca/prohibir/toros
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